Alice in Chains appreciation[views:16488][posts:116]______________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 1:10am - Anthony nli ""] Even though I've heard them countless times, each time I put in an AIC album it blows me away like I was just hearing it for the first time. Hands down the best rock band of the 90s, imo. [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 1:11am - RichHorror ""] Everytime I listen to 'Dirt', I want to kill myself before it's halfway through. Appreciated. |
| ________________________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 1:17am - whiskey_weed_and_women ""] jar of flies was their best record |
| __________________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 1:33am - DaveFromTheGrave ""] they're awesome. |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 1:55am - DJ Death ""] Stone Temple Piolots "CORE" is more depressive than "DIRT"... Jar of Flies though, that is sadness... |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 1:56am - DJ Death ""] Pilots, excuse me! |
| _________________________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 9:32am - the_taste_of_cigarettes ""] you might like Godsmack. Check 'em out. |
| _______________________________ [Dec 25,2005 10:08am - |an ""] jar of flies and dirt are 2 amazing records, yea, both have been stuck in my player for months |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 10:37am - Vomitthesoul ""] Never got into AIC to much.But they were the best band from the 90s grunge scene. RIP-Layne Staley |
| _________________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 12:42pm - DomesticTerror ""] saw them on the Facelift tour. haha, fuckers! |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 4:02pm - BornSoVile ""] i've been listening to jar of flies all week. i love the unplugged album too. i regret selling the last one deeply. |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 5:11pm - Anthony nli ""] the_taste_of_cigarettes said:you might like Godsmack. Check 'em out. I don't get this joke aside from Godsmack getting their name from AIC, the two bands sound nothing alike. |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 5:12pm - Anthony nli ""] whiskey_weed_and_women said:jar of flies was their best record i'd say the self-titled is their best actually. But it's a tough call between that and Dirt. Jar of Flies is amazing, but it's not quite heavy enough to be my favorite. |
| ________________________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 5:13pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""] i think it's heavier on a different level...also if you have aim hit me high54cancer got something for yah champ ! |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 5:16pm - KeithMutiny ""] never been a huge fan, but i think its soley from oversaturation. |
| ______________________________ [Dec 25,2005 5:19pm - wade ""] i like the song "would" but generally got burned out on AIC. Jar of Flies is the only disc I've owned by them. |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 5:21pm - Anthony nli ""] sorry Sean, can't go on aim right now. I'll hit you up another time. It's easy to get burned out on AIC just because songs like "Rooster" are soooo overplayed. If you get 'Dirt' or the self-titled and just listen the whole way through, it's easier to appreciate how genius these guys were. |
| ______________________________ [Dec 25,2005 5:22pm - wade ""] I've heard the records enough. My brother had all of them. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 8:50pm - Bradness ""] Soundgarden kills all of Seattle, though AIC was very good |
| ________________________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 8:56pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""] Bradness said:Soundgarden kills all of Seattle, though AIC was very good thats a hard sell brad |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 9:16pm - DEATH2ALLNLI ""] Dirt was fuckin brilliant! |
| ________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 9:51pm - Bradd ""] whiskey_weed_and_women said:Bradness said:Soundgarden kills all of Seattle, though AIC was very good thats a hard sell brad not really. Badmotorfinger and Superunknown are flawless in my book. Facelift? Dated and boring. I do love Dirt though. If you have a problem, i'll arm wrestle you on Thursday. |
| _________________________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 10:44pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""] Bradd said:whiskey_weed_and_women said:Bradness said:Soundgarden kills all of Seattle, though AIC was very good thats a hard sell brad not really. Badmotorfinger and Superunknown are flawless in my book. Facelift? Dated and boring. I do love Dirt though. If you have a problem, i'll arm wrestle you on Thursday. cant we jsut chug whippits instead |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 11:07pm - the rooster ""] my all time favorite rock band. not a huge fan of facelift, but everything they released after that is too good for words. layne staley's death was one of the few 'rock star' deaths that i actually mourned. cantrell's guitar tone is unmatched. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 11:08pm - the rooster ""] Anthony nli said:the_taste_of_cigarettes said:you might like Godsmack. Check 'em out. I don't get this joke aside from Godsmack getting their name from AIC, the two bands sound nothing alike. Gaysmack was an AIC 'cover band' at one point. |
| _________________________________ [Dec 25,2005 11:51pm - Bradd ""] whiskey_weed_and_women said:Bradd said:whiskey_weed_and_women said:Bradness said:Soundgarden kills all of Seattle, though AIC was very good thats a hard sell brad not really. Badmotorfinger and Superunknown are flawless in my book. Facelift? Dated and boring. I do love Dirt though. If you have a problem, i'll arm wrestle you on Thursday. cant we jsut chug whippits instead fuck yes! |
| _________________________________________ [Dec 26,2005 12:58am - TheWrldCanWait ""] Never much got into Alice In Chains, but I do appreciate everything they did for the "grunge scene". They were the only band in seattle to have songs with solos with more than 3 or 4 notes. But nonetheless, I was always more partial to Nirvana's noise rock/punk spirit approach to that kinda music. Just connected with it easier. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 26,2005 9:30am - Bradd ""] TheWrldCanWait said: They were the only band in seattle to have songs with solos with more than 3 or 4 notes. . so, you've never heard Soundgarden i guess |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 26,2005 10:37am - Al_Ravage ""] They were a pretty good metal band, when they went along with the watered down grunge thing, they got as bad as all the mainstream rock of the time. Facelift has some good songs, Dirt is excellent, the rest is pretty much crap. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 26,2005 5:55pm - DeOdiumMortis ""] One of my all time favorite bands. Whenever I feel like shit I put on Dirt and am reminded that there's always someone else out there who's got worse shit to deal with. |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 26,2005 7:02pm - DomesticTerror ""] yer such a bitch. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 27,2005 5:38am - D2A-NLI ""] DomesticTerror said:yer such a bitch. Haven't you been wearing sweaters to practice for the last 2 months?:whipper: |
| __________________________________ [Dec 27,2005 8:10am - SuperFly ""] facelift and dirt are 2 of my favorite albums. |
| _________________________________ [Mar 14,2007 9:44pm - Anthony ""] never stop appreciating AiC |
| _________________________________________________ [Mar 14,2007 9:49pm - the_taste_of_cigarettes ""] One of my co-workers is the photographer for Nutshell, the alice in chains tribute band. We might actually play with these dudes at some point cause she wants us to all be in the same room for hang out. Want on if we do? |
| _________________________________ [Mar 14,2007 9:58pm - Anthony ""] Play with an AiC cover band and TTOS? If it's in a good venue on a good night, sure, that would be awesome. |
| ______________________________ [Mar 14,2007 10:38pm - pam ""] AiC kills. |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 14,2007 10:40pm - Niccolai ""] Anthony nli said: [img] I'm not really into AIC, but that is an awsome album cover. |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 15,2007 12:02am - Anthony nli ""] I want Whale and Wasp played at my funeral |
| ____________________________________________ [Mar 15,2007 1:21am - ConquerTheBaphomet ""] My mother ruined Alice in Chains for me. It's her favorite band and that's the only band she ever listens to. I get so annoyed. But I will say, my 2 favorite songs are "Man In The Box" and "Rooster". |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 11:41am - arilliusbm ""] I threw AiC's "Dirt" on whilst shovelling snow this weekend and it was still very good, despite all the singles being overplayed over the years. Great album, I love the "feel" it creates. |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 11:44am - FuckIsMySignature ""] band will always be an ALL TIME FAVORITE. new album in 09. i know it will rule. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 11:47am - NEDF ""] ConquerTheBaphomet said:My mother ruined Alice in Chains for me. It's her favorite band and that's the only band she ever listens to. I get so annoyed. But I will say, my 2 favorite songs are "Man In The Box" and "Rooster". YOU ARE GAY. & AIC rules...shits been spun ten billion times and yet its still good to me. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 12:19pm - tylor ""] the unplugged album is great, the acoustic version of "down in a hole" = :bow: |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 1:08pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Dirt is great suicide music. A+ |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 1:46pm - MikeOvDecrepitvde ""] The best AiC songs like "We Die Young", or "Sunshine", are the one's you won't hear on the radio. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 2:42pm - arilliusbm ""] How is the new vocalist? Haven't heard jack squat with anything he's done with AiC. |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 3:04pm - quintessence ""] One of my all time favorites ever since I was a wee lad. To think I was listening to songs about being addicted to smack at 12 and not really realizing it. I refuse to listen to them with that new singer. Its not the same band. |
| _________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 3:13pm - oscarct ""] MikeOvDecrepitvde said:The best AiC songs like "We Die Young", or "Sunshine", are the one's you won't hear on the radio. I have heard we die young on the radio more then a few times..it was a single, so its def played on the air. |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 3:37pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] arilliusbm said:How is the new vocalist? Haven't heard jack squat with anything he's done with AiC. i was impressed when i saw them with the new guy and i'm a die hard fan. i think layne would want them to continue instead of just letting the project go. |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 3:38pm - MikeOvDecrepitvde ""] I don't really listen to the radio, so that may be true. However, anytime I heard any AiC on the radio, it would be "The Rooster", "Would", "Down in a Hole", "Man in the box", "Them Bones", and stuff off the three-legged dog album. Can't say I've ever heard "We Die Young" played, but either way, it's a killer song. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 3:43pm - arilliusbm ""] I hope he does drugs. It would only make sense if he did in order to replace Layne. |
| _______________________________ [Dec 22,2008 3:46pm - Murph ""] Best band of the 90s-grunge era? THE JESUS LIZARD, hands down. Hum, Nirvana, nomeansno all are high up in my book. |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 3:51pm - MikeOvDecrepitvde ""] Not "grunge", but Helmet wins for Strap it On, Meantime, and Betty. |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 3:53pm - djdjdjdjdj ""] DIRTDIRTDIRTDIRT |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 4:16pm - arilliusbm ""] Wow, I almost forgot about Helmet. They weren't too bad. |
| _______________________________ [Dec 22,2008 4:26pm - Seth ""] Road Warrior and Helmet.... Hell yeah! bennyhillifier |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 4:28pm - neverpurified ""] FuckIsMySignature said: arilliusbm said:How is the new vocalist? Haven't heard jack squat with anything he's done with AiC. i was impressed when i saw them with the new guy and i'm a die hard fan. i think layne would want them to continue instead of just letting the project go. +1, I've had this discussion with so many people since William DuVall joined a couple years ago. Seeing as Jerry wrote the overwhelming majority of the music and lyrics for the band, and did his own fair share of lead vocals, it makes sense that they would continue with someone else. No disrespect to Layne, but I think it's foolish to think that they shouldn't go on due to mistakes that Layne made. I've seen fan-filmed videos of them with DuVall and he sounds great. Supposedly they're making a new album, should be interesting. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 5:21pm - rotivore ""] they are ok.....vastly overated......early smashing pumkins destroys this band |
| ______________________________ [Dec 22,2008 5:22pm - Mess ""] helmet and today is the day, did a lot of tours together. that would've been cool to see. and yes i preciate Alice In the Chains. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 5:23pm - arilliusbm ""] layne>billy anyday. |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 22,2008 7:59pm - ellesarusrex ""] whale and wasp. a one hitter.. driving alongside a train in the mountains.. true love |
| _______________________________ [Dec 23,2008 10:38am - Yeti ""] highly regarded. i was listening to Dirt the other day, putting "Would" as the closing song was the best idea. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 10:58am - Murph ""] rotivore said:they are ok.....vastly overated......early smashing pumkins destroys this band Agreed. |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 11:02am - FuckIsMySignature ""] ha ya right. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 11:03am - jacksonmang ""] Murph said: rotivore said:they are ok.....vastly overated......early smashing pumkins destroys this band Agreed. Bulletin: This just in; any smashing pumpkins "music" sucks. Billy Corgan is a tone-deaf jack the pumpkin king look-alike! :bartmoon: |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 11:05am - arilliusbm ""] Billy Corgan is tone-deaf to an extent; you're right. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 11:07am - jacksonmang ""] arilliusbm said:Billy Corgan is tone-deaf to an extent; you're right. his "singing" def. reflects this affliction, unbelievably his live performances were worse than studio. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 11:13am - yummy ""] Murph said: rotivore said:they are ok.....vastly overated......early smashing pumkins destroys this band Agreed. AIC is one of those bands that everyone I knew liked. So, it was on all the time and I guess I never took much time to appreciate it until a couple years ago. That's what's great about music. You can change but the music stays the same. I highly doubt I'll be saying, "those Smashing Pumpkins destroy" ever. Quote me on that. |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 11:16am - arilliusbm ""] Alice in Chainz (late 80s) covered Slayer songs. Would have been very interesting to see that live. |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 11:23am - FuckIsMySignature ""] they also were a glam band during that period |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 11:24am - arilliusbm ""] yes sir. would have been interesting to see that live. I always thought it was funny, too, that Pantera was a glam band in the mid-to-late 80s. They pretty much deny that fact. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 11:26am - yummy ""] They used to be Fuck. They handed out condoms to the audience that read "Fuck the band" on the wrappers. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 11:38am - dreadkill ""] i loved aic. was listening to the s/t album the other night. god am is such a great song. also, billy corgan sounds like a gay version of dave mustaine. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 11:57am - jacksonmang ""] dreadkill said:i loved aic. was listening to the s/t album the other night. god am is such a great song. also, billy corgan sounds like a gay version of dave mustaine. lmfao..backed 100 % |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 12:02pm - dreadkill ""] he sounds like dave mustaine gargling magic johnson's jizz |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 12:08pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] Dont Follow is one of my favorite songs ever written by any band ever. |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 12:12pm - Sacreligion ""] rotten apple ftw. |
| _______________________________ [Dec 23,2008 12:36pm - Yeti ""] sausage raviolis ftw. |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 12:37pm - Sacreligion ""] sausage raviolis. gayer than raviolis. |
| _______________________________ [Dec 23,2008 12:41pm - Yeti ""] my co-worker made spinach/cheese/italian sausage raviolis with a vodka sauce. insert drooling noise here. |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 1:02pm - MikeOvDecrepitvde ""] Siamese Dreams = Quality album |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 1:03pm - MikeOvDecrepitvde ""] or dream, rather |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 2:20pm - jacksonmang ""] MikeOvDecrepitvde said:Siamese Dreams =Low Quality album *fixd |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 2:55pm - MikeOvDecrepitvde ""] jacksonmang said: MikeOvDecrepitvde said:Siamese Dream =Low Quality album *fixd bullshit. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 3:03pm - arilliusbm ""] I remember someone showing me that band Zwan or whateverthefuck his next band was, and it was so wretched and I puked in my mouth. |
| ____________________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 3:10pm - MikeOvDecrepitvde ""] Yeah, that shit was gay, and there's of shitty Pumpkins songs too. I might get shit for this, but Stone Temple Pilots "Core" is also worthy 90's commerical rock album. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 23,2008 3:14pm - arilliusbm ""] No shit, I love Core.. always have. |
| ______________________________ [Dec 23,2008 3:16pm - Yeti ""] yeah Core is a good album. |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 1,2009 7:30pm - ArilliusBM ""] just watched the unplugged show. fucking classic |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 1,2009 7:35pm - ArilliusBM ""] bennyhillifier 4:30 - on = pure emotion coming from the guitar strings |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 1,2009 7:40pm - ArilliusBM ""] what the hell is this bennyhillifier bullshit |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 1,2009 9:22pm - the_reverend ""] click on it. unplugged was the best thing MTV ever did. |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 2,2009 11:11am - The-Rooster ""] Best rock band of the 90's for sure. Still one of my favorite bands. Layne Staley is my favorite rock singer... period. I've never been moved by any vocal performances like I am when I listen to him. He's not just singing about pain and depression and addiction... he's living it, and you can feel it quite vividly when he's singing. Cantrell fucking kills too. I rip him off everytime I play a solo. "Dirt" is my favorite, w/ "Jar of Flies" being a close second. Not a huge fan of "Facelift", but that has more to do with the production (being on the cusp of the 80's and all), than the songs themselves. Much appreciated. |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 2,2009 11:18am - The-Rooster ""] Also, anyone listen to any of Cantrell's solo stuff? A lot of it is really fucking solid. Also, again, fuck that new dude that they toured with. They literally played right around the corner from my apartment, and I didn't go. If it were just the 3 surviving members with Cantrell singing all the parts, I would've been in the front row, but replacing Layne with some hack that is better suited for the local bar's cover band, is crap. |
| _____________________________ [Jan 2,2009 1:13pm - Yeti ""] ArilliusBM said:just watched the unplugged show. fucking classic i was just listening to the Unplugged Nirvana the other day, also a great performance. |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 2,2009 1:27pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] Yeti said: ArilliusBM said:just watched the unplugged show. fucking classic i was just listening to the Unplugged Nirvana the other day, also a great performance. agreed. Man Who Sold the World is my fav. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 2,2009 2:26pm - The-Rooster ""] FuckIsMySignature said: Yeti said: ArilliusBM said:just watched the unplugged show. fucking classic i was just listening to the Unplugged Nirvana the other day, also a great performance. agreed. Man Who Sold the World is my fav. I feel like the minority here, but I never could get into that recording. Every Nirvana fan that I know holds that if very high regards, but to me, unplugged just doesn't work for them. I'll take "In Utero" any day. |
| _______________________________________________ [Feb 15,2009 6:57pm - IllinoisEnemaBradness ""] bump for awesomeness |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 16,2009 1:56am - fishcakes ""] I have every album and love them all |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 16,2009 2:01am - AUTOPSY_666 ""] Me too! |
| _____________________________________ [May 31,2011 12:36am - arilliusbm ""] Junkhead = best song ever |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 23,2012 12:22pm - trioxin245 ""] bump for the only thing I've listened to in the past 10 days. |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 23,2012 12:22pm - arilliusbm ""] one of the best bands in this history of music. |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 23,2012 12:29pm - trioxin245 ""] Dirt is an almost perfect album for me, with 'sick man' being the only semi-weak track (although even that track isn't BAD, it's just kind of meh to me compared to the rest.) |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 23,2012 1:02pm - arilliusbm ""] I think Sick Man is soley there for the "heavy" filler track. Weakest one, agreed. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 23,2012 1:08pm - eye-gore ""] Favorite non-metal band/vocalist outta the 90's, by far. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 23,2012 1:13pm - arilliusbm ""] Non-metal? |
| ________________________________ [Aug 23,2012 1:16pm - xmikex ""] Always always hated AIC. Nirvana motherfuckers. |
| ______________________________ [Aug 23,2012 1:28pm - Yeti ""] i was just listening to Sap earlier. Facelift has been in heavy rotation lately too. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 23,2012 1:28pm - trioxin245 ""] Kid your moms been in heavy rotation lately. |
| ______________________________ [Aug 23,2012 1:33pm - Yeti ""] as long as she has something to do with Alice in Chains, that is fine. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 23,2012 1:34pm - trioxin245 ""] Kid I was down in your moms hole. |
| ______________________________ [Aug 23,2012 1:35pm - Yeti ""] kid there are no excuses for your mom. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 23,2012 2:53pm - eye-gore ""] arilliusbm said:Non-metal?IMO, yes. Love the music but would consider them more hard rock w/ all the bluesy solos from Mr. Cantrell |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 23,2012 2:55pm - arilliusbm ""] Yea, they are a hard one to pinpoint. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 23,2012 2:59pm - eye-gore ""] arilliusbm said:Yea, they are a hard one to pinpoint. AGREED. There ARE songs that definitely lean towards metal, but overall hard rock. Again IMO |